Gem
Gem
Object Number: | 29-128-809 |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Provenience: | Mediterranean |
Period: | 18th Century |
Date Made: | 1700-1799 |
Early Date: | 1700 |
Late Date: | 1799 |
Section: | Mediterranean |
Materials: | Alabaster |
Technique: | Cameo |
Iconography: | Warrior Shield |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number: | 809 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Alabaster. A warrior with shield. Vermeule: Cameo. Alabaster. Bust of a warrior of Hellenistic type, facing to left, a shield on left shoulder. 18th century
Bibliography:
[Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 718, no. 809 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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